NBA · 2025-01-25 (UTC)
Boston Celtics at Dallas Mavericks
Officiating report for this game.
Officiating Impact Score
33 / 100 Moderate
Moderate impact: the game had a 15-point margin, a 9-attempt free-throw edge for DAL, 7 late-game fouls, and multiple players in foul trouble.
Actual fouls: 45 total · BOS 24, DAL 21 · +3 on BOS
What shaped the score
- Final margin: 15 pts
- Fouls : BOS 24, DAL 21 — +3 on BOS
- Late-game fouls : 7 in Q4/OT final five minutes
- Free throw attempts : BOS 19, DAL 28 — +9 DAL
- Players in foul trouble : 2
Foul-trouble context
DAL (Home)
- Spencer Dinwiddie — 6 PF (Q3 4:54) · Fouled out
BOS (Away)
- Jayson Tatum — 5 PF (Q4 3:11)
Foul trouble added more availability pressure for BOS in late-game minutes.
Crew & tendencies
Observed splits
- Boston Celtics: Limited team-specific sample
- Dallas Mavericks: Limited team-specific sample
Postgame result
Worked crew
- Referee: #48 Scott Foster
- Referee: #83 Andy Nagy
- Referee: #81 Simone Jelks
Actual foul environment
Player availability
DAL (Home)
- Spencer Dinwiddie — Fouled out
For the full foul log, see the detailed game page.
Challenge analysis
7 challenge/review events — 3 overturned — 4 unresolved.
| Team | Clock | Kind | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 6:28 | Coach's challenge | Unresolved |
| DAL | 0:47 | Coach's challenge | Unresolved |
| DAL | 0:47 | Coach's challenge | Overturned |
| BOS | 10:12 | Coach's challenge | Unresolved |
| BOS | 6:59 | Coach's challenge | Overturned |
| DAL | 2:16 | Coach's challenge | Unresolved |
| BOS | 1:39 | Ref-initiated review | Overturned |